The Way We're Working Isn't Working

In this summary you will learn

• How most corporate cultures inhibit employees’ effectiveness
• Why your employees will work better if their jobs satisfy their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs
• What employers can do to meet these needs and build better performance

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Why you should read The Way We're Working Isn't Working

This is one of those rare books that details the wrong ways you’re working without making you feel that the situation is hopelessly complex or beyond repair. Tony Schwartz (writing with Jean Gomes and Catherine McCarthy) offers interesting, practical advice to employers and employees alike on how to banish that “gerbil on a treadmill” feeling forever. With case studies from such companies as Ford, Sony and Ernst & Young, as well as helpful charts, graphs and exercises, this highly readable manual will make you think twice about how you and your employees work. Although it mentions lots of insider human resources (HR) methodologies – such as the ones in Gallup’s employee engagement surveys – the book never bogs down in jargon. However, the author may need to revise and update it in a few years as the workplace becomes increasingly dependent upon technology. getAbstract suggests this book to frustrated leaders, HR practitioners, overwhelmed employees and anyone who wants more control over his or her working and personal life.

About the Authors

Tony Schwartz is founder and president of The Energy Project, which helps people achieve high performance. Jean Gomes is its chairman and Catherine McCarthy is its COO. Schwartz also wrote The Power of Full Engagement and What Really Matters. A former New York Times reporter and Newsweek editor, he is the co-author of The Art of the Deal with Donald Trump.